Appreciation10 May 2012

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!Right now Baby Sneaker is cuddled up against me in a Moby wrap. Thank goodness for baby products that allow mommies to use both hands while still getting good cuddle time with their babies. The Moby is complicated to ...

a month8 May 2012

Baby Sneaker was one month old yesterday! Not a single person has registered for my class on culturally responsive instruction. Boo! I have sent out emails trying to get people interested, but no luck so far. Only about 17 people have registered tota...

Update3 May 2012

The Sneaker family is all moved into our house and out of our too small apartment. We are so happy to be back in our home and life has been quite busy since moving day with unpacking, organizing, and taking care of Baby Sneaker. I am beyond thri...

28 Apr 2012

I "like" Education Week on facebook and today one of their posts really caught my attention."In response to the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts, a group of about 70 teachers and literacy specialists got together to rewrite the ...

culturally responsive instruction18 Apr 2012

I found out yesterday that I was accepted to teach a course on culturally responsive instruction for my district's "university." Teachers have an opportunity to take classes taught by other district teachers and earn credit through Portland State Uni...

Mladic genocide trial underway at UN war crimes court - CTV.ca16 May 2012

CTV.caMladic genocide trial underway at UN war crimes courtCTV.caAP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Twenty years after his troops began brutally ethnically cleansing Bosnian towns and villages of non-Serbs, Gen. Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal accused of 11 counts of genocide, ...Mladic: Bosnian Serb Army ChiefVoice of AmericaBosnia hails start of Mladic trialThe Press AssociationRatko Mladic's genocide trial gets under wayTimes of IndiaHerald Sun -Xinhua -CNNall 1,606 news articles »

Care home criticised after mentally ill resident is jailed for killing schoolboy - The Guardian16 May 2012

The GuardianCare home criticised after mentally ill resident is jailed for killing schoolboyThe GuardianA private care home has been criticised by a judge as he sentenced a mentally ill resident to life for killing an innocent schoolboy. Serif Aslan had not been taking his anti-psychotic medication and said he had kept a knife in his room for about a ...Fatal flaws that led to carnage at gates of Tottenham schoolEvening StandardKasey Gordon: Serif Aslan jailed for stabbing murderBBC NewsFamily of murdered teen Kasey Gordon tell of pain at knife killingLondon24LBC 97.3 -Grantham Journal -ITV Newsall 15 news articles »

Heckled Theresa May faces calls to resign after 'losing the trust of police' - The Independent16 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukHeckled Theresa May faces calls to resign after 'losing the trust of police'The IndependentThe Home Secretary faced calls to resign today as she was told she had lost the trust of the police. Officers jeered as Theresa May told them regular fitness tests, new entry requirements to ensure the most talented recruits were hired, ...Heckled May faces calls to resignThe Press AssociationPolice heckle May over funding cutsFinancial TimesTheresa May embarrassed by Police Federation's sloganTelegraph.co.ukBBC News -The Guardian -Daily Mailall 558 news articles »

Queen praises Charles' work on town - The Press Association16 May 2012

BBC NewsQueen praises Charles' work on townThe Press AssociationThe Queen has spoken of her "great pride" at the work that Prince Charles is doing to help regenerate a town. Six of the Prince of Wales's charities, including The Prince's Trust, have done extensive work in Burnley, Lancashire, in a bid to revitalise ...Queen's Diamond Jubilee: Duke of Edinburgh's best gaffesTelegraph.co.ukQueen receives warm welcome as Diamond Jubilee tour hits LancashireMetroPrince Philip about Hannah Jackson, blonde in red dress: 'I¿d be arrested if I ...Daily MailThis Is Lancashire -Burnley Express -Lancashire Telegraphall 198 news articles »

G8 summit: Obama to press Angela Merkel on eurozone growth package - The Guardian16 May 2012

The GuardianG8 summit: Obama to press Angela Merkel on eurozone growth packageThe GuardianBarack Obama is to press German chancellor Angela Merkel to support a growth package to help bail out Europe at the G8 summit this weekend amid fears in the White House that the eurozone crisis could damage the president's re-election chances.Francois Hollande to unveil cabinet after gender-equal pledgeTelegraph.co.ukFrench yield hits low at first Hollande auctionReutersFrance's Ayrault Creates Anatomical Challenge for Arab PressBloombergAFP -BBC News -BusinessWeekall 3,292 news articles »